Fiat Chrysler Recalling Dodge Chargers Over Air-Bag Flaw - Jewish Business News

A problem with airbags has forced Fiat Chrysler to recall more than 322,000 Dodge Chargers, the U. S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on its website Saturday. This comes a week after the company agreed to pay a 105 million, record penalty for lagging efforts to address safety defects in millions of cars and trucks. The recall covers models from 2011 through 2014. The side airbag inflatable curtains and seat airbags deploy unexpectedly, if the doors are slammed too hard, or following “heavy road inputs,”, raising the risk of crash and injury, NHTSA said. Fiat Chrysler on July 27 agreed to pay a $105 million penalty and instigate a corrective action plan following a U. S. Department of Transportation investigation into how the company handled 23 different recalls to fix defects in more than 11... As part of the agreement with regulators, Fiat Chrysler agreed to buy back more than a half-million vehicles — mostly Ram pickup trucks — whose defective suspension parts could cause a loss of control, according to NHTSA. Source: jewishbusinessnews.com